''I'm Him'' (''His Imperial Majesty'') is the second

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by American rapper

Kevin Gates Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut ...

. It was released on September 27, 2019, via

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and Bread Winners' Association.

Background

On January 10, 2018, Gates was released from prison. His return to social media saw him posting a picture with the phrase "I'm Him", many fans speculating it to be the title of his second album. On June 28, 2019, Gates announced the album along with the release of the album's lead single "Push It", with "I'm Him" as the official album title. On September 17, Gates announced the release date on social media. ''I'm Him'' served as his second studio album, following his debut album in early 2016. The album follows four months after May 2019's ''

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'' EP.

Singles

The lead single "Push It" was released on June 28, 2019. The music video was released the same day. The second single, "Facts", was released on July 25, 2019. The music video was released on the same day.

Commercial performance

''I'm Him'' debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 72,000

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s (of which 10,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. This became Gates' fourth US top 10 album. On June 10, 2020, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing

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Notes

* signifies an uncredited co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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